What is mental health? Mental health is a state of well-being in which a person understands his or her own abilities‚ can cope with the normal stresses of life‚ can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Both physical and mental health are the result of a complex interplay between many individual and environmental factors‚ including: * family history of illness and disease/genetics * lifestyle and health behaviours (e.g.‚ smoking‚ exercise
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Unit CMH 302 Understand mental health problems Unit aim This unit aims to provide the learner with knowledge of the main forms of mental health problems according to the psychiatric classification system. Learners also consider the strengths and limitations of this model and look at alternative frameworks for understanding mental distress. The focus of the unit is on understanding the different ways in which mental health problems impact on the individual and others in their social network
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that are based on value that uphold professionalism through beliefs such as duty‚ honor and integrity that drives actions and attitudes (Fluker‚ 2009). Ethical values ultimately relate and are in regards to what is right and wrong. This brings about the aspect of making decision that is rational in regards to what is right and wrong ethically. It is on this note that ethical values should be considered and especially when it comes to decision making. There exist several ethical values that are of interest
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Unit 18: working in the health sector P6: Explain two examples of multi-disciplinary working in the health service provision. GP Surgery Practise Manager A practise manager is responsible for the whole surgery and the way it runs. Some of the roles include dealing with complaints‚ paying the bills and expenses of the practise and staff organisation. Data Input Clerk A data input clerk has little or no contact with the patients‚ practises and surgeries have data input clerks to ensure paperwork
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I understand the Mental Health Peer Program as the first line of defense in preventing‚ detecting‚ and helping students understand and solve basic mental health challenges. Educating students is a huge part of what peers do to try and not only prevent mental health from going unnoticed‚ but also to reduce the stigma that is attached to it. To do this‚ peers put on programs that bring attention to what a healthy relationship looks like‚ how to recognize and diffuse stress‚ and how to start the conversation
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ESTUDANT NUMBER: SH34979/DLC ESTUDANT NAME: Hannelore Bartelmann 54 ALBERT BARNES HOUSE NEW KENT ROAD LONDON SE16PJ COURSE: NCFE SUPPORT WORK IN SCHOOLS AWARD TUTOR DR CHRIS GARDNER UNIT 1; TASK 1.1 A – PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AGES 0 – 19 Includes movement skills‚ gross motor skills‚ fine motor skills‚ eye hand co-ordination. Children’s development can be supported by: * Providing space and some equipment for the development of movement skills and gross motor skills and adequate
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Ethical values are substantial in any workplace in cultivating increased productivity and teamwork especially in nursing profession. Nurses must scrutinize and comply with the ethical values to be able to provide proper care to clients and to secure the public. Ethical problems are inferred as a tough issues that oblige an ethical solutions; when resolving an ethical problems‚ nurses should make choices based on beliefs and understanding about what is essentially good or right for the clients
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Mental Health Care for Latin or Hispanic Americans Megan E. Gillard Texas A & M International University Abstract The Hispanic population in the United States has rapidly increased over the last decade and is underrepresented and cared for in mental health services. By understanding their culture and learning about the environment they live in therapists can better meet the patient’s needs. This paper covers Historical content‚ Family structure‚ Education‚ Rates of Psychiatric Disorders
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2 PDHPE Assessment Task 2 Mental Health The nature of the problem. Mental health is the state of emotional and social wellbeing. Mental health problems and issues relate to a broad range of conditions that can alter people’s perceptions and emotions. They can range from short term issues such as anxiety and stress through to more extreme clinical problems and psychosis. Most individuals will experience some mental health issues at some time. Examples of mental health problems and illnesses include
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Mental health and the need for mental health awareness has become a rising issue in society in recent years; youth health classes have started to include mental health units as part of the curriculum‚ and some of the stigma that comes with seeing therapists and admitting to mental health disorder has lessened. However‚ this is not the case with every demographic in America. In a piece titled‚ “Asian-Americans Tackle Mental Health Stigma‚” published on WebMD‚ author Katherine Kam explains the wide
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